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Music educator meeting canceled at Ryudai

Date Posted: 2001-11-02

The library of the University of the Ryukyus has been closed since Tuesday, Oct. 23 because white powder was found inside a magazine sent from New York.

Because of the problem, the 32nd Japan Music Education Society Symposium scheduled to be held at the Ryukyu University starting Saturday was canceled. Organizers said the safety of the society members was their first priority and decided to cancel the event.

Prefectural police announced Friday that the suspicious powder was tested for anthrax and the results came back negative. The Prefectural police laboratory will conduct further tests on the substance in order to determine its composition.